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The Age of Exploration was driven in large part by the search for wealth.

The first country to launch large-scale voyages of exploration was Spain.

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci concluded that the land discovered by Columbus was not part of Asia, but a new land.

Spanish colonization of the Americas resulted in the deaths of millions of Native Americans from overwork, epidemic diseases, and mistreatment on plantations.

Slave labor declined in the Americas as a result of the Age of Exploration.

Unlike the Spanish, the Portuguese did not enslave Native Americans.

Some enslaved Africans coped with inhumane conditions by trying to keep their cultural traditions alive.

The first African slaves were captured by European colonists.

Indentured servants from Europe were “slaves” in North America before the Africans.

The American colonies would not have survived without the work of thousands of African slaves.

Sailors could calculate their location based on the position of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon with the

The ultimate goal of early English, Dutch, and French explorers was to

In the passage by Olaudah Equiano, he describes

The largest number of captured Africans were used as

Many Native Americans helped Hernan Cortés because

Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labor because

How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

This played a key role in the Age of Exploration because it allowed sailors to know which direction was North at all times.

Which of the following explorer’s thought he had reached the Asian islands known as the Indies when he had actually reached the Caribbean Islands?

Although Ferdinand Magellan actually died in the Philippines, his crew was the first to do which of the following?

What is the term used for the global exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas?

These were huge estates in the Americas that grew cash crops such as sugar cane and tobacco.

Which of the following was an  impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade on the “New World?”

A common misconception about slavery is that

Many Negro spirituals, such as Wade in the Water,  were developed as a way to

The Underground Railroad was

Which of the following “cash crops” was the major reason millions of slaves were needed in the Caribbean and Portuguese Brazil?

The goods traded on Africa’s west coast in exchange for slaves included items such as

Using the space below, draw a diagram of the Triangle Trade, making sure to label the places linked by the three “legs” of the triangle and what was traded between the three different locations.  Please be as specific as possible.  (6 points)

Draw two of the slides from the presentation in class using the space below.  Using complete sentences, write a caption that explains the drawing and how the drawing connects to the Atlantic Slave Trade and what you learned about it in class.  Please be specific with your information.  (2 points each)